Research Administration & Compliance Systems - March 2023 Update

March 9, 2023

This article includes the latest updates for the following sub-set of Research Administration & Compliance Systems: ecrt, GMAS, Research Administration Portal, ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUA, Data Safety, and OAIR.

ecrt

FY23 Q2 project statements important dates:

  • Review period completed: 01/17/2023 to 02/06/2023
  • Certification period: 02/07/2023 to 03/09/2023

All FY23 Q2 Project Certifications are DUE March 9, 2023. 

Keep an eye on the Effort Reporting & Salary Certification page of the Office for Sponsored Programs website for additional ecrt news.

GMAS

GMAS will be unavailable on Tuesday March 21st at 7PM for a release. The focus of the release is to address bugs that were introduced in the recent February release, and to add a few minor enhancements. For a full list of bug fixes and enhancements, please visit the March 2023 Release notes on the GMAS website.

If you have any questions about the release, please reach out to contactgmas@harvard.edu.

Research Administration Portal

Exciting new features are coming to the Research Administration Portal this spring!

Some highlights of the planned updates include:

  • Ability for grant managers to view their researchers' To Do list and portfolio
  • Additional GMAS To Dos for grant managers and department administrators
  • Option for grant managers to send To Do reminders to their researchers.

Please visit the Research Administration Portal for more information about the application and detailed release notes when available.

ESTR-IRB, Agreements-DUA, Data Safety, and OAIR

The support team offers 30-minute informational sessions, covering general system information and answers to your questions. Visit the System Support Office Hours Booking page to register for a session.

If you would like to request an individual or team informational session outside of these scheduled hours, please contact: